Das Racist Detained and Deported From the UK

"It was a shame yr govvy doesn't like us! Because of our POLITICAL VIEWS!"

Slyly political hip-hop trio Das Racist were supposed to play their first-ever UK show last night in London. That didn't happen. According to the group's website, they were "denied entry, detained for 8+ hours in the airport, and deported back to Switzerland" after being stopped at UK customs.

The post went on: "Sorry to everybody who was planning on coming to Cargo last night, it was a show and city we were all incredibly excited for and it was a shame yr govvy doesn't like us! Because of our POLITICAL VIEWS! We'll be back soon, maybe we'll leave the airport next time." Why can't they let Das Racist be great?! On the half-full side, the incident sounds like appropriate fodder for a Das Racist song, if not an entire mixtape.

UPDATE: Dapwell clarifies "we didn't get deported for our 'political views,' that was a joke," on Twitter.

You can read the whole message and see a picture of the detention and deportation papers for Ashok Kondabolu (aka hype man Dapwell) here. Das Racist's current European tour continues tonight in Switzerland.